Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt

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@drevil 205605 wrote:

1/18/21 – #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC

In honor of MLK Day, the mural on the side of Ben’s Chili Bowl featuring 16 African-American heroes by Udofia, a DC-born, Nigerian raised muralist. He also has a few other murals around town which I didn’t realize were by him until now.

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[LisaE]

@drevil 205605 wrote:

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1/18/21

The Zig Zag Sculpture by Martha Jackson Jarvis
Located at 106 Tinner Hill Road in Falls Church

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“This sculpture by Martha Jackson Jarvis is a historical marker and a symbol as well as a work of art. The Zig Zag runs along the line that divides the Tinner Hill neighborhood into the City of Falls Church and Fairfax County portions. This art piece, therefore, reveals part of the division that was imposed on the black community of Falls Church in 1887, a gerrymandering that excised the area of town where most African Americans lived and moved them to the much larger Fairfax where their votes would have less power and influence. On Tinner Hill this gerrymandering separated the families into two jurisdictions, with different schools and municipal services.”

More information included on the marker.

[DCAKen]

1/18/21 – #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC

The Spirit of Freedom statue is the center of the African American Civil War Memorial,

which commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and about 7,000 white and 2,145 Hispanic soldiers, together with the approximate 20,000 unsegregated Navy sailors, who fought for the Union in the American Civil War, mostly among the 175 regiments of United States Colored Troops.

The statue is the work of Edward Norton Hamilton, Jr.

[rumipumi]

1/18 public art by or featuring BIPOC

This one is personal for me. My daughter, Harper Carter Matsuyama, designed this traffic box.

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[LeslyJ]

@drevil 205605 wrote:

1/18/21 – #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC

Let’s celebrate diversity on Martin Luther King Jr Day by taking a pic on your ride of public art that either features or is by a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color). It’d be nice if you could let us know the location, and if possible, the artist.

1/18/21 – I may not get any points for this but the US Capitol is one of my favorite buildings in DC. This week, most of the pictures we’ve seen of the Capitol depict what looks like a foreign embassy in a war torn country. On my way back home today, after taking pictures of several murals, I noticed the Capitol up ahead. From my vantage point (New Jersey Av & N St NW), she appeared as majestic as ever.

So, how does this fit today’s photo requirement?
In case you didn’t know, many of the laborers that worked on the Capitol were not only African Americans, they were enslaved. The most renown slave laborer, to work on the Capitol, was Philip Reid. He cast the “Statue of Freedom”, the Capitol’s crowning feature, which stands atop the Capitol dome. That my friends is indeed public art, created by an enslaved black laborer/artist.

[CaseyKane50]

1/18/2021- #to publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC

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Wrought, Knit, Labors, Legacies 2020 by Olalekan Jeyifous
Currently located next to the Oswald Durant Center, 1605 Cameron Street

From the sign at the installation.

Olalekan Jeyifous’ installation frames Alexandria’s African American history through the lens of the city’s merchant and manufacturing industries of the 17th to 20th centuries. Once a prosperous port city that was also home to one of the largest domestic slave-trading operations in the country, Alexandria was a major center for shipping and manufacturing with an economy that was inextricably tied to the labor of enslaved and free African Americans. The artworks sculptural seating platforms interweave symbols of the city’s wealth and commerce.

The City of Alexandria commissioned Jeyifous for the 2020 installment of Site See: New Views in Old Town temporary public art series, which spotlights Waterfront Park as a civic space at the end of King Street. The original installation featured a ground mural that echoed African American quilting and textile traditions.

The installation moved to this new location as part of a temporary loan from the artist. This site was selected because of it’s proximity to Freedom House, the inspiration for the artwork. It is also located in the historic Parker-Grey neighborhood. Just as the original configuration, the four figures face East, towards the Potomac River and beyond.

[Mtansill]

@drevil 205605 wrote:

1/18/21 – #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC

I knew pretty quickly that I wanted to help highlight a mural that often gets missed by bicyclists, but is significant to Lakeland, College Park’s historic Black community that has recently been the subject of reparation talks. If you have ever ridden around Lake Artemesia, you have ridden through parts that were historically part of Lakeland, but no more. Take the Paint Branch Trail from the Trolley Trail. When you pass underneath Route 1 there is a mural on your right that is easy to miss because it’s often dark and you are going fast having just gone down the hill to get under the road. It is a 40-foot long mural that was created using old photos from Lakeland’s archives, featuring previous residents and different locations. More details, including information on the local artists, can be found out here: https://collegeparkpartnership.org/paintbranchbridgemural/

Here is just one section of the mural.
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About the gentleman on the right: World War II veteran, Dervey A. Lomax grew up and lived his adult life in Lakeland. His family home stood within the site of what is now Lake Artemesia Natural Site. After serving several terms as a member of the College Park City Council, Mr. Lomax was elected mayor of College Park in 1973. He was re elected to city council and served for a total of 28 years. In addition to his work with the City, Mr. Lomax served on various citizens groups including the Prince George’s County Human Relations Commission.

[EasyRider]

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The Family, by Winnie Owens-Hart in Hall’s Hill in Arlington, VA
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[Laurie E.]

@drevil 205605 wrote:

1/18/21 – #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC

Let’s celebrate diversity on Martin Luther King Jr Day by taking a pic on your ride of public art that either features or is by a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color). It’d be nice if you could let us know the location, and if possible, the artist.

Optionally, post it into Boomer’s #publicartfinder pointless prize as well

Happy hunting!

I thought that it was only fitting to post a mural of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr for his day. This mural can be found on the corner of Good Hope Rd and Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE.

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[bikesnick]

@drevil 205605 wrote:

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“The Family” by Winnie Owens-Hart in Arlington, VA.
She is a native of the area and a Professor emeritus at Howard University.

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[mootsfy]

1/18/21 – #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC

Frederick Douglas statue located on Hornbake Mall at the University of Maryland. Go Terps!

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[Hannah Lili]

1/18/21-MLK Day, Carter B. Woodson Museum, Black Lives Matter painting. Originally I posted a publicly displayed sign of a historical figure but it wasn’t really art per se. So I’m updating my submission to show the wonderful mural by St. Pete artists who were inspired by the DC BLM Plaza to paint their own street mural. Each letter is designed by a local artist. It’s worth looking up the full picture which I couldn’t really capture. P.S. The museum sells good trouble water bottles if anyone needs one

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[komorebi]

@drevil 205605 wrote:

1/18/21 – #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC

1/18/2021 — public art featuring or by a BIPOC. Here’s the “Come Together” mural, on the Wythe Street side of Rubini Jewelers at 632 N. Washington. This mural was painted in July 2020 by T.C. Williams High School art students Shelby Bavin and Caroline Mitchell in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. A twist on Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam,” the Black and White hands meet, surrounded by indigo-hued flowers, as a symbol of solidarity. Shelby explained, “We used our voices the best way we know how: with art!” Caroline added, “The mural stands as a symbol of unification in our community, which is incredibly important in times of uncertainty.”

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[smb9600]

@drevil 205605 wrote:

1/18/21 – #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC

Love this Mural on the Tenants & Workers United building on Mount Vernon Ave. Don’t miss the art on the side of the building!

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[Kbikeva]

1/18/21

I have to say this made me a bit squeamish (stay with me here). I started searching “public art” and terms like “African American”, “Hispanic”, “Latino”, trying to find some representative works that fit the description. Surprise – most public art isn’t tagged by these terms. Then I looked at a list of public art in Arlington (I wanted to ride outside my usual spaces). I was hoping that in the descriptions of the art there would be something that was a hint. I quickly realized that except for the Asian names, I was going to have to google each artist. Fortunately, I finally hit pay dirt and found an African American Woman artist whose work is in Arlington. I added the point to my route for the day.

It raises the question: If am new to a community and I’m looking for the public art work in my new community, who makes that list? How are the pieces described? Is there a better way to show BIPOC representation in subject as well as artist?

When I got to the location of my chosen piece, I was disappointed at the condition of the artwork. Granted, it’s winter and Covid and all that. And granted, mosaic work ages quickly and requires constant upkeep. But this just made me sad. So in the end, here’s her website: http://marthajacksonjarvis.com/ so you can see some of her not neglected work. And here’s the piece at the Arlington Public Library Shirlington Branch. (2004)

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